Pressure to destock Dartmoor ongoing as review takes place
Farmers Weekly Pressure to cut stocking levels on Dartmoor is still ongoing, Farmers Weekly can reveal, even as a minister-ordered review into management of the site gets under way. Commoners had believed a Rural Payments Agency (RPA) plan to give them a “year’s grace” by maintaining current stocking levels for 12 months, as part of […]
Opinion: Red meat industry needs healthy competition
Farmers Weekly As I sat there, hungover, in the lecture hall, I knew I would never use this drivel. Economics? I hadn’t signed up for this as an ag student. I made my excuses and left. How wrong I was. Today I find myself thinking about that fundamental component of all good economies, healthy competition, […]
How Welsh dairy has halved carbon emissions
Farmers Weekly A Welsh family dairy has almost halved its carbon footprint from 1,447g to 809g of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilogram of fat- and protein-corrected milk, placing the farm within the top 5% of its milk pool. Marc and Lucy Allison milk 300 autumn-calving cows at Sychpant Farm, near Cardigan, alongside Marc’s parents, John […]
Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 169: How to beat uncertainty in farming
Farmers Weekly This week, we find out how UK farmers can best deal with uncertainty – and secure a more profitable future for their farm business. As a challenging harvest continues, we look at autumn drilling options for winter cereal varieties – what’s hot and what’s not? We visit the farmers and environmental groups who […]
Opinion: Welsh farmers need more detail on Sustainable Farming Scheme
Farmers Weekly I watched the Royal Air Force parachute team tumble out of the sky, achieving something like a formation in the Welsh wind and gracefully descending towards the centre of the ring at the Builth Wells showground. Other performances at the Royal Welsh Show fared less well. The Welsh government, straight from passing the […]
Transition Farm Walk visits carbon-negative arable unit
Farmers Weekly Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, our round-up of Farmers Weekly’s best features and stories from the past seven days. Here are five of the biggest topics, as selected by the editor, and a look ahead to what’s coming up on the next edition of the FW podcast. Weather […]
This Week in Farming: Mules, off-roaders and harvest latest
Farmers Weekly Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, our round-up of Farmers Weekly’s best features and stories from the past seven days. Here are five of the biggest topics, as selected by the editor, and a look ahead to what’s coming up on the next edition of the FW podcast. Weather […]
Statutory nutrient mitigation credits – opportunities for farmers
Farmers Weekly Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, our round-up of Farmers Weekly’s best features and stories from the past seven days. Here are five of the biggest topics, as selected by the editor, and a look ahead to what’s coming up on the next edition of the FW podcast. Weather […]